RETREAT: Listening with a Kind and Compassionate Heart

8 August, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 11 August, 2019 @ 1:30 pm

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This long-weekend silent Open the Heart and Still the Mind Compassion retreat will draw on the wisdom of Buddhist psychology and the inspiring teachings and practices of Kuan Yin, the bodhisattva of compassion, who “Listens to the cries of the world at ease." After establishing a calm and grounded body, heart and mind, we will focus on the practice of loving-kindness (metta) meditation and the deepening of compassionate wisdom. These practices strengthen our boundaries and provide us with a secure foundation of courage and trust.

In a contained and nurturing atmosphere of contemplative silence, we will learn how to transform the self-critical and judgmental inner voices, so that we can end the habitual cycle of self-abandonment. As we discover how to internalise the archetypal good-enough mother, represented by Kuan Yin, we will develop the courage and trust which allow us to honour our vulnerability without fear or shame. When we can embrace our humanness with kindness and compassion, we can live more authentically, so that healing and awakening can occur.

This retreat includes guided sitting and walking meditations, short individual sessions with Sue and daily sessions of qigong (chi kung) movement meditation to enhance the integration of body, heart and mind.

Please kindly be aware that as there is no teacher's fee charged at this Centre, in keeping with the ancient monastic Buddhist tradition of generosity, your dana (donation or free will offering) for this retreat replaces the teacher's fee, which is usually R1500-3000 for a non dana-based retreat of this length of time.

CPD accreditation for psychologists and other HPCSA registered professionals: 20 General CEUs are applicable.

Please Note: To receive CPD points and your certificate(s) this year, there is an annual admin fee of R175 - thank you.